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Ask and you shall receive – more barrel-aged beers from Avery are here again. Sunday, December 20 at 11am will see both Fiel Al Estilo and Double D’s launch at the brewery in Boulder.

Fiel Al Estilo is an ale brewed with agave syrup and aged in tequila barrels with chili peppers, weighing in at 9.9% ABV. The aptly named Double D’s is a bourbon barrel aged ale spiced up with ginger, finishing at 10.3% ABV.

It’s finally that time of year again friends – Deschutes The Abyss is back for 2015 today! Debuting at both pub locations in Bend and Portland, this will be the first taste of the brewery’s legendary imperial stout for fans in Oregon.

This imperial stout is accented with blackstrap molasses, vanilla beans, cherry bark, and brewer’s licorice straight from Italy. The heart and soul of our Reserve Series, The Abyss is partially aged for six months in barrels that once housed Bourbon, Oregon Oak, and Pinot Noir. It is as profound, infinite, and unfathomable as its name suggests. 12.6% ABV

Deschutes Brewery is located at 210 NW 11th Ave in Portland and 1044 NW Bond Street in Bend, OR.

A fresh pair of bottles are dropping from Side Project Brewing this weekend, featuring a new batch of Bière du Pays and the debut of Bretta Sang. The fun will go down at noon on Saturday, December 19 in the Perennial tasting room.

Bottles of Bière du Pays will retail for $20, with Bretta Sang going for $25. Similar to other Side Project releases, bottle limits will be determined based on turnout.

Bière du Pays is a table saison aged in Chardonnay bottles with Oude Fermier cultures, coming in at a mild 4% ABV. Bretta Sang was aged in puncheons for 10 months, using mixed-fermentation with sweet orange peel and blood orange juice.

Looks like Flossmoor Station is up to something new and funky, releasing the first installment in their new Disco Wagon Sour Soul Series on Thursday, December 3 at 6pm. This is a barrel-aged sour ale weighing in at 7% ABV, available for purchase in 22oz bottles. Pricing and limits are TBA.

More Black Friday hysteria on tap this year, featuring the Destihl Brewery Dosvidanya bottle release party at Kemp’s Upper Tap on Friday, November 27 at 4pm. Two barrel-aged variants will be available (bourbon and rye whiskey) in both 500mL bottles and draft. First come, first serve – limit 2 bottles per person. Don’t sleep.

Commercial description:

Like a Russian Matryoshka or ‘nesting’ doll, the secret of Dosvidanya® Russian Imperial Stout lies locked deep within her mysterious & elaborate wooden layers. The hidden soul of this oak bourbon barrel-aged beer that we said Dosvidanya (‘goodbye’) to several months before revealing, is its rich, robust & roasty maltiness that finishes dry. 12.5% ABV